Act of Parliament

Latest news on the Canterbury City Council Act 2013

Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill, the Bill received Royal Assent on 28 February 2013. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).

Petition information

The petitioning period in the House of Commons ended on 30 January 2008.

The petitioning period in the House of Lords ended on 8 February 2010.

There will be no further opportunity to petition against the Bill in Parliament.

No petitions were deposited against the Bill in the House of Commons, 1 petition was deposited in the House of Lords. Petitions can be accessed from the "Bill documents" link on the left hand side of this webpage.

Summary of the Canterbury City Council Act 2013

The Bill (as originally introduced) makes provisions relating to street trading and consumer protection in the city, in particular by:

allowing the Council to regulate services offered on the street as well as the sale of goods

altering the exemption enjoyed by holders of a pedlar’s certificate from the street trading regime in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982

empowering council officers, the police and community support officers to seize goods and equipment when they believe a street trading offence has been committed

empowering courts to order the forfeiture of such articles

allowing the council to regulate touting

enabling council officers, the police and community support officers to serve fixed penalty notices for street trading offences.

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